BIG PUZZLE PAGE crossword 1
ACROSS 1 Reduced its worth ( 8 ) 5 Frowns ( 6 ) 9 Authorization ( 8 ) 10 Partisan ( 6 ) 12 Step ( 5 ) 13 Arranger ( 9 ) 14 Study of plants ( 6 ) 16 Drop ( 7 ) 19 Winged monster ( 7 ) 21 Betroth ( 6 ) 23 Soaks ( 9 ) 25 Not glossy ( 5 ) 26 Make bigger ( 6 ) 27 Cowards ( 8 ) 28 Waited in hiding ( 6 ) 29 They pull teeth ( 8 )
DOWN 1 Cease ( 6 ) 2 Family tree ( 9 ) 3 Change ( 5 ) 4 The study of environment and organisms ( 7 ) 6 Washing ( 9 ) 7 A ballroom dance ( 5 ) 8 Thoroughly soak ( 8 ) 11 Matured ( 4 ) 15 Faithful support for a cause ( 9 ) 17 Things used to tie ( 9 ) 18 The exterior of an egg ( 8 ) 20 Meshes ( 4 ) 21 Trap ( 7 ) 22 Feels or detects ( 6 ) 24 A nocturnal ungulate of southeast Asia ( 5 ) 25 Short choral composition ( 5 )
ACROSS 1 Shelves for books ( 8 ) 5 In place of ( 6 ) 9 Ocean scenery ( 8 ) 10 A range of mountains ( 6 ) 12 Witnesses ( 9 ) 13 Wine boiled and mixed with honey ( 5 ) 14 Send forth ( 4 ) 16 Pertaining to ultraviolet radiation ( 7 ) 19 One who places blame ( 7 ) 21 Bumpkin ( 4 ) 24 Fabric ( 5 ) 25 Heavy showers ( 9 ) 27 An appetizer ( 6 ) 28 Not sitting ( 8 ) 29 Enticing ( 6 ) 30 Teaches ( 8 )
ANSWERS PAGE 32 crossword 2
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DOWN 1 He clears tables ( 6 ) 2 Prophet ( 6 ) 3 What chocolate comes from ( 5 ) 4 Acutely insightful ( 7 ) 6 Puzzling ( 9 ) 7 Flying vehicle ( 8 ) 8 A dance with claps and stomps ( 8 ) 11 Largest continent ( 4 ) 15 Malformed ( 9 ) 17 Ludicrous ( 8 ) 18 A type of sailing ship ( 8 ) 20 Scarce ( 4 ) 21 Lifted ( 7 ) 22 Communist council ( 6 ) 23 Pictures ( 6 ) 26 Pertaining to sound ( 5 )
To solve a Sudoku puzzle , every number from 1 to 9 must appear in : Each of the nine vertical columns Each of the nine horizontal rows Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes Remember , no number can occur more than once in any row , column or box . Good luck !
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To solve a Sudoku puzzle , every number from 1 to 9 must appear in : Each of the nine vertical columns Each of the nine horizontal rows Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes Remember , no number can occur more than once in any row , column or box . Good luck !
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